Under a partnership with the National Retail Federation, Microsoft is encouraging companies that use its retail tools to place its own logo on their products. The products were officially introduced at the ongoing Retail Systems 2004/VICS...
Another major theme at the annual Sapphire conference was SAP's desire to further establish itself in the retail industry and ride the current wave of attention being given to radio frequency identification (RFID) tools.
The retailer was addressing the Retail Week Conference in London about how to weather the continuing downturn in consumer spending. Dunstone, who is notorious for opening up new markets for customers, said the retail industry is facing challenging...
He told delegates at the Retail Week Conference this week that the retail industry is facing challenging times but that there are still opportunities. The 1990s internet fireball responsible for millions of annoying CDs tucked inside newspapers has...
EPCglobal, which is a branch of the Uniform Code Council - the group that administers bar codes, has formed a lobbying group with the help of Procter & Gamble, Gillette, the National Retail Federation and others, Grasso said.
Eight retail giants including Auchan and Casino of France, and Tesco of the UK have joined forces to build an online marketplace with a predicted annual turnover of E300bn (£180bn). The Worldwide Retail Exchange will create a trading community for...